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Brooch
Margaret De Patta (American, 1903–1964)
about 1948
Object Place: San Francisco, California
Medium/Technique
Silver, pearl
Dimensions
Overall: 3.8 x 8.3 x 1.3 cm (1 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
The Daphne Farago Collection
Accession Number2006.120
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionAsymmetrical design of three roughly triangular-shaped lobes, the center lobe of textured silver set with a pearl surrounded by vertical silver rods.
Signed
"de patta " artist's trademark stamp, "STERLING" on rear of textured lobe, "STERLING" also in recessed oxidized area.
ProvenanceGansevoort Gallery; Daphne Farago, June 30, 1998 Daphne Farago; to MFA, 2006, gift of Daphne Farago.
CopyrightReproduced with permission.